Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

The Avoyelles Parish (French: Paroisse of Avoyelles ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. In 2010, the Parish had 42 073 inhabitants and a population density of 19.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( Parish Seat) is Marksville, named after Mark Elishe, who built a trading post here.

Geography

The Avoyelles Parish is located approximately in the geographic center of Louisiana and adjacent to its eastern border to the mouth of the Red River into the Atchafalaya. It has an area of ​​2242 square kilometers, of which 86 square kilometers of water surfaces. At the Avoyelles Parish boundaries Nachbarparishes following:

History

The Avoyelles Parish was formed on March 31, 1807 as one of the 19 original Parishes. It was named after the former living here Avoyelles Indians.

Population

According to the census in 2010 in Avoyelles Parish 42 073 people lived in 15,801 households. The population density was 19.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 15,801 households lived statistically 2.44 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 67.2 percent white, 29.4 percent African American, 1.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.9 percent were between 18 and 64, and 15.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 32,321. The per capita income was $ 17,497. 23.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Avoyelles Parish villages in

Citys

• Bunkie
• Marksville

Towns

• Cottonport
• Evergreen
• Mansura
• Simmesport

Villages

• Hessmer
• Moreauville
• Plaucheville

Census-designated places (CDP )

• Bordelonville
• Center Point
• Fifth Ward

Other Unincorporated communities

• Bodoc
• Borodino
• Brouillette
• Choupique
• Cocoville
• Crack Ville

• Dora Bend
• Dupont
• Effie
• Eola
• Fort de Russy
• Goudeau

• Hamburg
• Hickory
• Hyde
• Hydropolis
• Lemoine Town
• Longbridge

• Mansura Junction
• Moncla
• New Belledeau
• Red Fish
• Rexmere

• Rodoc
• Vick
• Voorhies
• Whitehall
• Whiteville
• Room

Structure

The Avoyelles Parish is divided into nine numbered districts: